2021 Internationaux de France: Men's Free Skate

[kmw227]

22 points above Shun Sato? not sure about that.

Yuma's free skate was only 8 points above Shun's, he had a huge lead after the short.

 

[el henry]

That’s nice, but it certainly doesn’t change my opinion that’s it’s theatrical and that he failed to captivate me.

I'm not sure if "nice" is the word I would use for a Jewish skater expressing the grief of the Holocaust. But certainly not every program is going to captivate every watcher, so if it doesn't speak to you, it doesn't speak to you.

For me, I'm glad Jason waited until he felt mature enough to handle the theme, and the maturity, for me, is its essence. We can agree to disagree.

 

[yuumagical]

Yuma is on to his first GPF! Not his best skate, but I'm still proud of him.

 

[Ruthypegs]

Ok, is it just me finding the audience screaming a little weird and distracting?

No, not just you - it's really irritating, too.

 

[Hyena]

That’s nice, but it certainly doesn’t change my opinion that’s it’s theatrical and that he failed to captivate me.

Genuine question: why is "theatrical" a bad thing? This is figure skating, performing to music on the ice. The sport is theatre and I mean that in all the best ways.

 

[labgoat]

Well now the event is done. Kudos for a mostly well skated event. Lots to like from the men. I was quite entertained - much more than the sleepy dance event.

 

[rollerblade]

This was the cleanest men's free skate I've seen in ages!

Indeed. The podium battle ended up being more exciting than I thought it would be.

Saving supplies for next week's stress-eating.

 

[kan01]

So I did the Grand Prix math yesterday and while Jason just needs Semenenko off the podium and/or Kolyada out of contention to go to GPF, if Semenenko misses the podium AND Kolyada finishes 5th or lower next week, Shun qualifies with Jason.

Semenenko has to be out of top 2, not the podium for Jason to make it. Jason was 2nd in Canada. And if he's top 2 the scores will be compared.

 

[gsk8]

#DenissVasiljevs #IdF New personal bests! (164.72/254.48) Coming into the FS he was a bit nervous and felt too "sparky". "The skill is there, but I was forcing a bit."

 

[yume]

Happy that Shun got his first GP medal.
Happy that Mozalev did so well in the free.
I won't talk about the scoring.

 

[Supernovaimplosion]

Sad that Deniss isn't on the podium but it's definitely his best competition in a while

 

[lariko]

Congratulations to Andrei Mozalev for finishing 2nd in the FS

Fingers crossed it keeps him in the running at home. If he can replicate that at Nationals with a less nerve-wrecking short…

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

Yuma's not going to be happy with his skate, but it was pretty good. Overall, the men's free has been really really solid

 

[Tolstoj]

I mean, most of that comes from the SP gap.

13 pts in the SP + 8 pts in the free.

They definitely didn't penalise Yuma's mistakes that in the second half with the GOE.

 

[lariko]

Semenenko has to be out of top 2, not the podium for Jason to make it. Jason was 2nd in Canada.

With Hanyu out of Rostelecom, Semenenko could potentially get silver.

 

[Ella339]

Please, Jason's Schindler is not for screaming....

Spoiler: unpopular opinion

Precisely why that music should never be used for entertainment.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Genuine question: why is "theatrical" a bad thing? This is figure skating, performing to music on the ice. The sport is theatre and I mean that in all the best ways.

It depends on the program. In this case, being theatrical isn’t good. Simplicity is best. This isn’t the first time I felt this about Brown either. He comes off as phony in some of his programs. This was an example.

 

[yume]

Genuine question: why is "theatrical" a bad thing? This is figure skating, performing to music on the ice. The sport is theatre and I mean that in all the best ways.

I think it's a bad thing when it doesn't really match the theme. Sometimes i don't understand some endings. Like how Medvedeva ended her masquerade waltz program. It was too much and didn't fit the theme imo.

 

[lariko]

Fingers crossed to the max. I really really really really really want Yuzuru to try to get his third gold. Or just get a medal.

So long that it is not detrimental to his health. It would be interesting who the third man would be if Hanyu doesn’t skate in Olympics. Otherwise, it’s pretty clear imo.

 

[lariko]

It depends on the program. In this case, being theatrical isn’t good. Simplicity is best. This isn’t the first time I felt this about Brown either. He comes off as phony in some of his programs. This was an example.

Thanks goodness I am not the only one. Pretentious and saccharine is how I see him. I am sure back in 2014 he was oodles of fun.